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We boarded the train from Dadar station, travelling comfortably in an A/C chair coach that we had reserved the previous day. Each one of us was equipped with a bag filled with a pair of extra clothes, towel, and some homemade food, waiting in anticipation of a lovely day out in the woods. Happily, we opened a tiffin box full of Dosas and chutney… yummy! Since we had started quite early from home, for us this was ...

Headed back to Bombay yesterday evening to hear the news that Mumbai Indians pulled off a miraculous win to make it into the play-offs of the IPL (smashing 190 off 14 overs to get past Rajasthan Royals on net run rate, they had to hit a 6 off the last ball to make the required rate and they did). This means I’m lining up a ticket for the final (in Mumbai) and hoping Mumbai make it through to this as the atmosphere would be ...

... station operates six 25MW Pelton turbines and was established in 1927. It mostly supplies power to Mumbai. In 1920-21, during the construction of the dam and power station, Pandurang Mahadev Bapat led the farmers' movement representing the woes of the farmers who had lost their land in the process. This movement is known as the Mulshi Satyagrah and because of this leadership he is given the title of Senapati (commander) (data from ...

... paddle boat on river Mula with attendant Ashok. It was a calm and serene experience of cruising through still waters of Mula with semi wild vegetation on both the banks. We spotted nice birds like white crane, black crane, water hen, and kingfisher. After this boat ride, we roamed around for a while watching the swimming pool, elephant shower, nursery plants and settled in our hut for card play. The village dinner was served to us comprising farm rice, ...

... to become a hermit and contemplate the meaning of life. They tell him not to do so because he is about to marry a beautiful woman. During this ceremony, he has a flower-covered umbrella held over him as they have this conversation. Then, the bride comes out, and he agrees not to leave because she is very favorable. So, the groom is raised up on the shoulders of his family members and the bride hers. (This part of the ...